Nizhny Novgorod vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 58% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6322nd and 1744th ($882 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 24th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5937th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$15527

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822